Date: May 5, 2017

PARIS –Chicago BlackhawkswingerArtemi Panarinscored the winner in a tense shootout as Russia opened its world championship campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sweden on Friday.

The match finished 1-1 after overtime, sending the match to penalty shots. Nine-time champion Sweden had led throughCarolina HurricanescenterElias Lindholm‘s first-period goal before right winger Sergei Andronov leveled for Russia early in the third period.

Lindholm was first up for Sweden in the shootout but shot wide. After the next two skaters also missed, left-winger Panarin scored.

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